Pheasant Stir Fry

[BLACKJACK]

This has become one of my goto recipes for cooking pheasant, easy and delicious, something besides the good old cream of mushroom soup.

Two pheasants

soy sauce

bag of frozen vegetables

can of mushrooms

onion

carrots (for color)

chicken broth - 1 cup

corn starch - 2 tabelspoons

Debone and cut the breasts and thigh meat into chunks, marinate in soy sauce and garlic powder for 12-24 hours, stirring occaisionally. In a wok or big pan start with the broth and onion (and carrots), sautee a couple minutes until tender. Next throw in the pheasant, cook until not pink, then throw in the frozen vegies, cook until hot, then thicken with corn starch. Serve over rice and chow mein noodles. Quick and easy, if you've done the chopping of the pheasant the night before it only takes about 35 minutes. When we goto SoDak we start a parts bucket of salvaged parts from shot up birds and on the 4th night I make pheasant stir fry. This is even better with fresh mushrooms and vegies, my favorate is one head of brocoli and one head of cauliflower. Of course you need to add chopping time but the advantage is that you can use just the prime flowerettes and not all the stalks that you get in a bag.

The key to this recipe is a) make sure all the shot is out of the pheasant!!! Guranteed that whoever bites into shot will not like it!! Good eating starts at the cleaning table, throw out those shot up parts. When you're cutting into chunks, do some more checking for shot.

Don't overcook the pheasant or it will be tough. Cook until the pink is barely out (or less), it will cook some more when you add the vegies. One of the birds I cooked last night was an old bird and you couldn't even tell, it was that tender.

If you're tired of the old mushroom soup routine, try a pheasant stir fry.

[Vickie]

I have an easier version. They sell Stir-Fry Sauce. So cube and fry/wok your pheasant, until done. Add your frozen stir fry veggies and when cooked to your liking, pour in stir fry sauce. Use only as much as you want.

Make some Minute Rice and your done!

Great for quick meal. I'm going to make this in the fish house this year. Can't wait.

Vickie

[muc33]

Sounds great both of you. I have never tried the stir fry thing. I did make a great Sticky rice pheasant in brown sauce though, simply go to your favorite asian foods store and buy some brown sauce, fish sauce...(really not as bad as it sounds), some soy and ginger. grab a napkin to stop your drooling... ok I just added that for drama. Add some onions and peppers to make into a schezwan and is great, also toasted cashews make it better. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM

I may try the stir fry this week! Thanks!

[loosegoose]

I usually use the bag of stirfry veggies that come with the sauce as well. The whole family just loves pheasant this way. I will be trying this home made recipe though.